OBITUARY: Richard M. “Dick” White

Richard M. “Dick” White, 83, lost his valiant battle with Parkinson's Disease and went to rest with God Saturday morning, June 29, 2013, at the Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village.

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted Jul. 1, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Updated Jul 1, 2013 at 8:47 AM

Posted Jul. 1, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Updated Jul 1, 2013 at 8:47 AM

Richard M. “Dick” White, 83, lost his valiant battle with Parkinson's Disease and went to rest with God Saturday morning, June 29, 2013, at the Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village.
Born Feb. 1, 1930, in Fairfield, Pa., he was the son of the late Eston Crawford and Blanche Mae (McCleaf) White.
A lifelong resident of Fairfield, Pa., Dick graduated from Washington Township High School in 1948.
He spent his early career days as a heavy equipment operator at GAF Company in Greenstone, Pa., and worked at Schindler Elevator Corp., in Gettysburg from 1969 until his retirement in 1992. Never one to remain idle, Dick then operated a lawn mower repair service from his Fairfield home.
An avid outdoorsman and hunter, Dick raised foxhounds for many years. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a lifetime member of St. John Lutheran Church, Fairfield.
Dick's greatest joy was his family. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, he is survived by his wife of 63 years, Janice (Gigous) White, of the Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village; two daughters, Deborah Pyles and her husband Timothy of Orrtanna, Pa., and Donna Mann of Millbrook, Ala.; four grandchildren, Shannon (Hartle) Hurley and her husband Jim of Fairfield, Pa., Michael Mohler and his wife Marie of Elmore, Ala., Steven Hartle and his wife Laura of Mechanicsburg, Pa., and John E. Mohler of Millbrook, Ala.; seven great-granddaughters, Amanda Long, Sierra Long, Lauren Hartle, Audrey Hartle, Ava Hartle, Marissa Mohler, and Maleah Mohler; one great-great-granddaughter, Cara Bollinger; and three siblings, Eston T. White of Lancaster, Pa., John W. White of Gettysburg, Pa., and Mary (White) Chaney of Waynesboro, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary (White) Reynolds, earlier this summer.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church, 13 E. Main St., Fairfield, Pa., with Rev. Karen Minnich-Sadler officiating. Burial will be in the Fairfield Union Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Monday at the church.
The Monahan Funeral Home, Fairfield, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to St. John Lutheran Church, 13 E. Main St., Fairfield, Pa. 17320.
Online condolences may be made at:
monahanfuneralhome.com